Table of Contents
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I. Family Background & MusicEarly Entertainment / Music in the Smoak Family / Radio and Records / Early Music Learning / More Family Music
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II. Snuffy Jenkins & Learning the BanjoHearing Snuffy Jenkins / School & Meeting Snuffy / Playing With Snuffy Jenkins / Snuffy & Jim's Gibson Banjo / Snuffy, Earl Scruggs, and Don Reno Influence
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III. Playing Banjo as a JobPlaying Around Town / Leaving South Carolina & Going Professional / Playing with Bill Monroe / Little Jimmy Dickins
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IV. Making a CareerNashville & The Grand Old Opry / Banjo Players in Nashville / Radio & Recordings / Harry Oster & The Louisiana Honeydrippers
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V. The Folk Music RevivalFolk Music & Forming The Cumberlands / Moving to Kentucky / Banjo Instruction Books
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VI. A "Hidden Figure" Getting NoticedBeing a "Hidden Figure" in Music / Going From Here - Jim Smoak Playing Today